Can i candle too much?

[luvmychicknkids]

Well, I haven't kissed mine yet but I do talk to them a LOT!!! Yup, stare at them, too. I think we need a support group.

 

[pbjmaker]

My kids will go "What are you looking at?"
I reply "the eggs..."
They just shake their heads at me.

I do the same things with my 6 week old chicks - just watch them peck in the dirt - they make me giggle.

 

[Nichole77]

I don't feel so odd now.

 

[PoultryPedia]

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A lady I know told me her little girl kisses each of their incubator eggs goodnight daily. Kids can get the bug, too!

 

[Myst4]

I candled my eggs every night before bed and during the day...didn't hurt my hatch at all. I was quick and careful,and also it helped with me having hot hands lol

 

[goatkeepers]

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Oh gosh, yes, I do the same thing!!

After a few minutes I start asking myself what I am expecting to see happen? That the eggs start rolling around?

I just can't help myself either. It's fascinating watching life grow!

 

[Davaroo]

Its best of you leave candling for the 4th or 5th day, and later.

The first week is a critical time for the delicate germ as it develops. It's best to leave it alone.

"To sum up incubation: place only good, uniform eggs from mature stock in the machines, little end lowest. The temperature should be regulated to about 102 when eggs are placed in the machine, and run
steadily between 102 and 103 degrees during the whole period.*

Turn the eggs twice daily after third day and air slightly after first week, increasing time as germ grows older, but never let them cool below 80 degrees. On the eighteenth day put moisture in the moisture
pan. This should be steaming water so that the humidity is brought up in the machine.

A steady temperature is the prime factor in bringing out a good hatch. Eggs from sturdy stock of mature age, with males and females unrelated, will give best results. As the success of the egg- farmer depends upon the vitality and laying qualities of the pullets, it is imperative that these conditions be adhered to." - - Charles Weeks.

* This was the common temperature given in 1922, when Mr. Weeks wrote this. It was the air temp and he used a still air, kerosene fired incubator. No fans, no water weasels, no modern gadgets.

 

[Mycookoonest]

I stare, walk by the bator about 50 times when I'm home, check the temp, talk to them... yup my Husband thinks I'm crazy! I also candle once a day at night. I have an auto turner so I like to have a little hands on every day.

I'm pregnant and I told my Husband if I could candle myself I would. Alas I can't and have to wait for an ultrasound to do it for me!

 

[rroven]

Thank goodness, I'm not the only one that sits there staring....sometimes it's too weird but I so want my first hatch to come out well. On day 17 and just hoping for the best....no fingernails left though....

I only candle every week or so, mainly because I can't see much inside the eggs only darkness. As you approach hatch time is it normal for the eggs to get a lighter color and to start looking old?

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[flock-mama]

Maybe you need an ultrasound machine! lol!

you could see your baby and chick babies!!!! Wouldn't that be cool?!